Search for girl feared taken by croc in Arnhem Land

Police are searching for a seven-year-old girl feared taken by a crocodile in Arnhem Land in the Northern Territory.

The girl was reported to have been taken by a crocodile while swimming with her family yesterday afternoon at the Gumarrirnbang outstation, about 340 kilometres east of Darwin.

Senior Sergeant Geoff Bahnert says extra police officers will help today after a search last night by police and volunteers failed to find her.

"A full search of the billabong and the area where she went missing will be conducted today," he said.

"We have members that have travelled overnight from Darwin, members of the Territory Response Group, members of the Marine and Fisheries unit as well as Northern Territory Parks and Wildlife rangers who ... [will] join Maningrida members who remained on site overnight."